The rest of those meetings are tilted decidedly in ASU's favor. The Sun Devils later beat Nebraska 8-7 to eliminate the Huskers from the 2005 CWS and end the best season in program history. And in the teams' last meeting, in 2007, Arizona State pounded NU 19-7 at the Tempe Regional to again end Nebraska's run.
"Obviously they’ve got some very talented players, and these are the type of teams that — like I tell them all the time — these are the type of teams you’ve got to be able to play with if you want to get anywhere," Nebraska coach Darin Erstad said.